The case against "pled"

Where the heck did "pled" come from?

The past tense of plead is pleaded!!

arjay wrote:Where the heck did "pled" come from?

The past tense of plead is pleaded!!

well done arjay - ban izzix for not being aware that he has posted cr@p......

wash your mouth out you ignorant cretins ..>>>

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pled

arjay wrote:Where the heck did "pled" come from?

The past tense of plead is pleaded!!

Mmmm seems izzix was correct! ....I think you should pleed guilty AJ

Don't feel too guilty Arjay. Even I didn't know that one, but think I might have looked it up before commenting

mortiboy wrote:

arjay wrote:Where the heck did "pled" come from?

The past tense of plead is pleaded!!

Mmmm seems izzix was correct! ....I think you should pleed guilty AJ

Yes Roy, I think that AJ should PLEAD guilty

Regarding the use of the word "pled" and the case against me:

Your honour, I am English, and the language of this forum is English, as was recently pointed out.

(Note the correct spelling of the word "Honour", next you'll be telling me it should be Honor)

I contend that the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law is an American dictionary and thus uses American English. Whilst I don't have an (Oxford) English dictionary to hand, to prove or verify my point, I don't believe that the word "pled" is in the (Oxford) English dictionary/language. It is certainly not used as a past tense of plead in general English usage in England or in the English Courts, or indeed where I or Izzix come from.

It's probably one of these words like "sneak" where the English use "sneaked" in the past tense, and the Americans have cunningly devised some obscure alternative so that they can't be accused of just following our language verbatim, and to make a point they use the word "snuck".

So your honour I plead "not guilty" and rest my case accordingly.

Furthermore, I counter claim that Izzix was bringing the English Language into disrepute by quoting said text, and he should therefore be struck off forthwith, if not sooner (thirdwith).

I guess James Goyder must be one of dem Americans what don't spoke propper English, alena, or was taught by one ?

arjay wrote:Regarding the use of the word "pled" and the case against me:

Your honour, I am English, and the language of this forum is English, as was recently pointed out.

(Note the correct spelling of the word "Honour", next you'll be telling me it should be Honor)

I contend that the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law is an American dictionary and thus uses American English. Whilst I don't have an (Oxford) English dictionary to hand, to prove or verify my point, I don't believe that the word "pled" is in the (Oxford) English dictionary/language. It is certainly not used as a past tense of plead in general English usage in England or in the English Courts, or indeed where I or Izzix come from.

It's probably one of these words like "sneak" where the English use "sneaked" in the past tense, and the Americans have cunningly devised some obscure alternative so that they can't be accused of just following our language verbatim, and to make a point they use the word "snuck".

So your honour I plead "not guilty" and rest my case accordingly.

Furthermore, I counter claim that Izzix was bringing the English Language into disrepute by quoting said text, and he should therefore be struck off forthwith, if not sooner (thirdwith).

I guess James Goyder must be one of dem Americans what don't spoke propper English, alena, or was taught by one ?

In the case ; The Crown v Arjay at Udon Map District court.

Case dismissed, after viewing exhibit ;1


pled
North American, Scottish, or dialect past participle of PLEAD.



Perform another search of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary,

The findings of the court is that the word Pled is a bastardisation of the English Language, by our Colonial Friends, both American & Scottish

Case dismissed, after viewing exhibit ;1

The findings of the court is that the word Pled is a bastardisation of the English Language, by our Colonial Friends, both American & Scottish

Thank you, your honour. Thank you.

I'm free to go on my merry way then.

There's much too much "bastardisation" going on these days. It's time we put a stop to it.

Actually the Americans vastly improved the old English language;o)

Just one further point though, this would appear to have drifted off topic, where's the mods

Oh not again -- shame on us;o)

as a yank, if i ever used 'pled' on any paper in school, i am sure i would of been corrected. maybe it's ebonics, as everything seems to be changed to the lowest level of education now of days. what is accepted now of days simply amazes me as being proper english/american language.

as we say in Brooklyn forget about it